Okla. taxpayers could help fund federal challenges

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahomans who support the attorney general's determination to challenge federal statutes may soon have a way to help pay for the effort.

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Posted Mar. 5, 2013 at 1:56 PM

By Associated Press
Posted Mar. 5, 2013 at 1:56 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahomans who support the attorney general's determination to challenge federal statutes may soon have a way to help pay for the effort.

The Oklahoma House voted 80-15 on Tuesday for a bill that would put a line on individual income tax forms to allow a contribution to be made to a new "Constitutional Challenge Litigation Cost Revolving Fund."

Democratic Rep. Joe Dorman of Rush Springs says many Oklahomans support Attorney General Scott Pruitt's effort to challenge federal laws like the Affordable Care Act, and his bill would give them a chance to help pay for those lawsuits.